The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-28
FLORIDA.

The Collina post office will be closed after
Oct /.
DR. D. M. Rice, of Luraville, died few
days ago.
Charlotte Harbor is to have new hotel,
which will cost $4,000.
The sales of real estate in and around Ar
cadia for the past two weeks have amounted
to upwards of S350,000.
Eda Luketus, aged 3 years, was badly
burned as the result of the explosion of a
lamp at Jacksonville Monday.
Key West has raised by subscription 5000
of the 81 800 required to exchange its pres
ent fire engine for larger one.
A 4-year-old colored child was run over
by street car at Key West, Thursday
night, and fatally injured. The child at
tempted to run across the track, just as the
car was turning corner, and fell under it.
The little daughter of Severe de Armas
a prominent cigar manufacturer of Key
West, was hooked by COW last week, and
died few moments afterward from the in
juries received The horns of the animal
penetrated the body Of the child and passed
entirely through it.
The Coroners jury at the inquest over the
| body of James McLaran, who was found
dead in an old house near Rixford last week,
returned verdict to the effect that the de
ceased came to his death from causes I'M
known to them. 1t is supposed that his
death was caused from an overdose of NOR
! phine, or some other strong drug.
A negro named Thompson, at Key West,
| now serving out his time in Jail for break
| ing city ordinance, will be Immediately
arrested on his release ON a criminal charge.
| This crime is for dressing Off woman
named Rebecca Cash with a dray stick
This same Thompson is the fellow first shot
| by William Cooper, recently hanged, and
| the only one that escaped out of the three
shots. Thompson's character and his recent
acts would seem to justify the charge that
| Cooper made against him of being desper-
| ate scoundrel.
In cutting away the mound on Lawrence
| Thompson's Beach street lot, at Daytona
| the workmen found many human bones
The supposition, by number of citizens, is
that they are the remains of Indians, though
| such theory is unreasonable-the race be-
| ing particularly averse to anything APP
preaching work. Another conflicting evil
dence is found in DIR. Wallace's opinion,
which is that the skulls are undoubtedly of
| African type, As the work progresses more
interest is demonstrated by few who think
more remains and relics of past age will
| be unearthed
| Charles Junguetz. a Geman laborer at
| the gas works, at Jacksonville, was quite
| badly burned Monday night. There is
| tank filled with naptha, to which pipe runs
with stop cock arrangement connected
with jet, which is kept burning to see how
| fast the contents of the naptha tank are
being consumed in the manufacture of gas
Through slight accident the jet was turned
off for a short time and Junguetz was sent
to rehght it. He opened the Dock aud a
small quantity of the naptha, which had
accumulated during the time the Jet was
not burning, ran out, and portion of il
ran down his left trousers leg and found a
resting place in his shoe The man did not
notice this and struck a match. The vapor
Immediately blazed up, setting fire to his
trousers and communicating to the naptha
in his shoe. The flesh on his foot was
charred almost to the bone his shoe being
| burned to a crisp,
The following is a copy of resolution
adopted at the meeting of the Railway Pas
| senger Agents in Chicago: Whereas, rep
resentative from Florida attended the meet
ing of the Southern Passenger Association,
held at Cape May on Aug. IL and II, for the
| purpose of obtaining assistance in the shape
! OF reduced rates from the railway cOmDa-
MES constituting the Southern Railway Pas
! senger Association with view of increaS-
| ing travel TO Florida, and reduced rates as
sured; Whereas such railroad lines have con-
sented 90 materially reduce their rates, and
whereas, the lines north of River Junction,
Albany, JeSup, Savannah and Charleston
have agreed between themselves, TO spend
an equal amount of money in advertising
the attractions of Florida, as may be spent
| by lines and parties interested south of
these points, Resolved, That we hereby az
point the General Passenger Agents Of the
| lines In Florida, committee TO ascertain
what amount OF money can be secured for I'D
vertislng purposes from the transportation
lines and companies, hotels and other persons
interested in the development of Florida,
with Mr. Hardee as chairman. Aud we,
tho lines north of the points mentioned,
agree 90 expend In Joint supplementary ad-
vertising, over and above the usual adver-
tising Of the roads, the same amount of
money AS may be collected from the in
teresied parties south Of the points above
mentioned Mr. linrdee. as chairman Of
ihe committee, n requested 10 ascertain aud
report ~ tine lines interested the amount
collected, ~ that immediate action may be
taken through the press Of the North aud
West, - advertise the attractions Of Florida
0Signedl y. o. MCCORMcg, General Pas-
sengef Agent h0npn Route
n d aald thai aa an alnost direct result ~ the
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